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Tag: Medicare Rights Center

shows an old fashioned black telephone, sometimes scammers call on the phone
Posted inConsumer News

State: Beware scammers posing as Social Security

by Thomas Goldsmith July 26, 2019July 25, 2019

By Thomas Goldsmith The caller’s voice sounds oddly distant as she reels off a string of lies. But the meaning is clear as she falsely tells people on the line that their Social Security accounts will be “blocked permanently” unless they do what they are told. People in North Carolina and around the nation have […]

image of the new medicare cards, with a unique identifier number on it.
Posted inAging

“Choice Overload” Can Cause Consumers Trouble During Medicare Open Enrollment

by Thomas Goldsmith November 16, 2018November 15, 2018
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Posted inAging

No Gaps In Understanding: Here’s Your Primer On Medigap Coverage

by Kaiser Health News August 21, 2018August 21, 2018

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